Golf bag



R. C. COOK GOLF BAG pi'il 26, 1955 Filed Aug. 20, 1954 TTOEWEY United States Patent Ofice 2,707,000

Patented Apr. 26, 1955 by a slide fastener 19, while access to the interior of the pocket 18 is provided, in the present instance, by

2,707,009 openings which are closed by slide fasteners 20 and 21.

To provide reinforcement for the portion of the side GOLF BAG wall of the disclosed bag from which it is carried a Raymond C Cook, Springfield, Tenn., assgnor to wilson yoke 23 of relatively heavy material, such as leather, ex-

Athletic Goods Mfg' C0., Inc Chicago In. a con tends longitudinally of the side wall 12 from the top poration of Delaware Application Angus: 2o, 1954, serial No. 451,143 l0 die 24 11S Secured t0 the upper portion of the yqke and 5 Claims. (Cl. 150-15) and 26. As another means for carrying` the bag during This invention relates to golf bags and the like, and application to the disclosed golf bag embodies structural more particularly to such a bag and the sling structure parts and arrangement of parts which are different from by which it is carried by a user. any known to have been previously provided and which As a general object, my invention comprehends the affords provisions for effecting longitudinal balance of provision of a golf bag having a shoulder sling which the bag for ease of carriage regardless of the number embodies an effective adjustment for varying the longiof clubs carried the lengths of the clubs and the other tudinal balance of the bag and its contents and the normal equipment which may be cairied in the bag or its pockets angle assumed by the bag while being carried by a user. or ease and convenience of carriage by the shoulder e number of golf clubs carried the lengths of the sling, the bag should slope upwardly somewhat toward various clubs and the additional equipment carried in the open to so that there is no tendency for the club the pockets of the bag all influence the longitudinal balshafts to slide outwardly of the bag, and this position ance of a loaded golf bag and the normal angle which should be assumed readily as a result of the balance, as it assumes while being carried from the shoulder sling by effected through the sling, so that the bag does not have a user. Since effort and energy are required to hold a to be held in a position during use which is different from golf bag in an off-balance position while it is being carthat which it normally tends to assume when suspended ried, in order to have it assume a comfortable effective from the sling.

and convenient carrying angle, it may be readily underln the disclosed structure, and for the purposes herein stood that ease and comfort in use are materially prodisclosed, I have provided a lower sling strap 28 having moted by utilizing a bag which normally assumes a one end secuied to a metal anchor ring 29 at the bottom proper, effective and comfortable cairying angle when of the side wall 12 and secureiy anchored to that side loaded to suit the users requirements. 3') wall through the bottom reinforcing collar 16 The other y invention has for another object the provision of en of the lower sling strap 28 is secured through a a golf bag and sling arrangement which affords effective D-ring 30 to an anchoring yoke 32 at the mid-portion and independent adjustments of the sling length and the of the side wall 12 and in longitudinal alignment with the longitudinal balance of the assembly and its contents. metal anchor ring 29; the anchor yoke 32 being secured It is a further object of this invention to provide a golf to the side wall 12 through the yoke 23 by fastening ag and sling assembly of the type referred to in which means such as rivets 33 The lenUth of the lower sling the adjustments may be quickly and readily made strap 28 is such that it bows outwardly from the side Other objects and advantages of the invention will be wall 2 and extends over the exteinal pocket 18 in apparent from the following description and the accomspaced relationship thereto. panying drawings in which similar characters of refer- Ari upper shoulder sling 34 which desirably has padding ence indicate similar parts throughout the several views. material such as 35 secured to its internal surface has its Referring to the single sheet of drawings, upper end removably connected to an anchor piece 36 ig. 1 is a side elevational view of a golf bag equipped at the rim of the open end of the bag through a D-ring with a preferred embodiment of my balancing sling strap 37 secured to the anchor piece 36 and a spring clip 38 asse bly; 5o which is secured to the end of the shoulder sling and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the bag and sling strap engaged with the D-ring 37. To provide for varying the assembly shown in Fig. l, with a portion of one of the length of the shoulder sling 34 to suit different users, a straps cutaway to show details of structure; shoulder sling extension 39 is connected to the lower Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side sectional view drawn to end portion of the shoulder sling through a fastening a larger scale than Figs. l and 2, and where the section means such as a buckle 40, and the lower end of the is taken substantially on a line 3-3 of Fig. 2; shoulder sling is punched for engagement with the buckle Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig 3, but wherein the straps at different longitudinal positions, so that the effective are depicted as being loosened, as for the purpose of makength of' the shoulder sling and its extension may be ing an adjustment; an readily varied by the user by change of the position at Fig. 5 is a fragmentary top sectional view wherein the G0 which the shoulder sling is held by the buckle 40 secured section is taken substantially as indicated by a line 5-5 to the upper end of the sling extension 39, in Fig 4, and in the direction of accompanying arrows. For effecting a desired longitudinal balance of the golf Having reference to the accompanying drawings, bag and its contents when carried by the shoulder sling wherein an exemplary embodiment of my invention is a buckle 42 is provided on the lower sling strap 28, shown for illustrative purposes, a golf bag 10 has an 65 which buckle is movable to various positions longitudielongated shell-type side wall 12 which is supported by nally of the lower sling strap 28 and serves as an anchor suitable frame work (not shown) and which may be for the lower end portion of the sling extension 39. As made of materials such as canvas or leather or combinashown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the buckle 42 has a fixed protions thereof As is usual in such structures, the disclosed jecting tongue 43 at its mid-portion and end bars 44 and bag has an open top 13 and a bottom 14 which is closed. 7() 45 spaced from the tongue and rigidly connected thereto an a ottom reinforcing collar 16 at t e opposite end disclosed structure, has therein a seiies of punched openmargins of the side wall 12 As is usual in golf bags of ings 47 which are spaced longitudinally of the sling strap t e type disclosed, the one herein illustrated has a relaand which are selectively engageable with the fixed pro tively long external pocket 17 secured to the exterior of 75 jecting tongue 43 of the buckle 42 to vary the position the side wall 12 and a smaller external pocket 18 seof the buckle longitudinally of the lower sling strap. cured to another external portion of the side wall 12; Also, the shoulder sling extension 39 has one or more both of which pockets may be utilized for carrying extra punched openings 48 therein which are selectively enequipmeiit suited to the use of the golfer. Access to the gageable with the tongue 43 of the buckle 42 for aninterior of the pocket 17 is provided through an opens() choring the end of the shoulder sling to the lower sling ing at one side lof the pocket, which opening is closed strap at a position which provides the desired balance longitudinally of 5, the lower sling strap 28 and the end portion of shoulder sling extension pass under the end bars 44 and 45 of the buckle 42 and over a central cross-bar 49 which carries the tongue 43. Thus, when engaged with the tongue, the lower sling strap 28 and the shoulder sling extension 39 assumes positions such as those depicted in Figs. 1 and 3. When loosened for eiectng an adjustment ol. the anchor position of the lower end of the shoulder sling, the straps are looped upwardly and dis- 43 as shown in Fig. 4.

From the foregoing and references to the accompanying drawings it may be readily understood that I have provided a golf bag equipped with a shoulder sling structure which provides separate adjustments for both the length of the shoulder sling and for the selection of a desired longitudinal balance for the golf bag and its contents when carried by the shoulder sling. In the form illustrated, the means provided for effecting the longitudinal balance of the bag and its contents not only provide for a relatively wide range of variation, but is readily adjusted and is accomplished through the use of elements which do not add materially to the weight of the bag or complicate its construction or use.

It is understood that the foregoing description is merely illustrative of a preferred embodiment of the invention, and that the scope of the invention therefore is not to be limited thereto, but is to be determined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a golf bag having an open top, a closed bottom and an elongated side wall structure equipped with top and bottom support attaching elements in aligned relationship longitudinally of the side wall structure, the combination comprising a middle support attaching element secured to the mid-portion of the side wall structure of the bag in substantially aligned relationship to the top and bottom support attaching elements, a lower sling having its ends secured to the bottom and middle support attaching elements and having a length such that it normally is free to bow outwardly away from the side wall structure of the bag, an upper shoulder sling having the top support attaching element, and means for movably connecting the other end of the upper shoulder sling to the mid-portion of the lower sling so that the position of attachment of the upper shoulder sling to the lower sling can be varied longitudinally of the lower sling to effect a selection of the longitudinal blalance of the bag when carried by the upper shoulder s ing.

2. In a golf bag as defined in claim 1, the combination being further characterized by means separate from the means for movably connecting the other end of the upper shoulder sling to the lower sling for varying the effective length of the upper shoulder sling.

3. In a golf bag as dened in claim l, said means for movably connecting the other end of the upper shoulder sling to the mid-portion of the lower sling comprising a buckle having a prong engageable in any one of a plurality of aligned apertures along the mid-portion of the lower sling and also engageable with an aperture in the lower end portion of the upper shoulder sling.

4. In a golf bag as defined in claim l, said lower sling being of xed length and permanently secured to the middle and bottom support attaching elements.

5. In a golf bag as defined in claim 1, said lower sling being of xed length, and said upper shoulder sling being variable in length and having its said one end releasably attached to the top support attaching element.

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